The Lower Devil Creek
watershed is in southern Wolfe County and extends into Lee County. The land is
in the plateau area of the Eastern Kentucky Coal Field physiographic region,
characterized by rolling terrain, medium to rapid surface runoff, and slow to
moderate groundwater drainage. The watershed is underlain by coals, sandstones,
and shales: this geology is generally conducive to productive wells, although
water quality may be low for wells that draw from coal layers. Parts of the
watershed lie over sandstone aquifers.

Land and water use. Land in the watershed is mainly rural and wooded,
but about 10% is agricultural. No businesses or organizations hold permits for
discharges into the creeks. See tables for details.

Agency data assessment. The Division of Water categorizes Lower Devil
Creek as threatened, based on biological and/or water-quality data. See tables
for details.

Watershed rankings. The ranking formula provides a preliminary
ranking by synthesizing a broad spectrum of watershed characteristics, current
conditions, and threats. This watershed ranks in the group with the lowest need
for protection and/or restoration. This rating is for the watershed on average:
particular sites and particular waters within the watershed may vary widely. See
tables for details.

Volunteer data. No volunteer data were collected in this watershed in
1999.

TABLES

Click here to view tables for this watershed, in PDF format. These
tables include land-use characteristics, designated uses, stream assessments,
public water supply and water withdrawal sites, permitted discharge sites,
gaging and sampling sites, volunteer data, and values for the 35 indicators used
in calculating watershed rankings. (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the
tables: